Category Archives: End of the Iraq War

There’s no shame in failing to do the impossible. You’re not going to travel faster than the speed of light and you’re not going to be the one who invents the perpetual motion machine, and you’re certainly not going back … Continue reading →

Once bitten, twice shy – or you never put your hand on a hot stove again – or you never buy another Fiat. Of course the cute new little Fiat they’re selling here now is built in Mexico, so maybe … Continue reading →

The news business is tough. You’re supposed to cover major events – the big things that change history, or are history, or are at least momentous in some way. But the news business is after all a business – the … Continue reading →

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